Philip Levine on Energy & Oil

Against offshore drilling; invest instead in solar energy

It's a clear fact: Floridians do not want offshore drilling. Fossil fuels are the old way and we must be ready to adapt so we can succeed in the future. Philip believes our energy future lies in renewable energy and that there is a reason we
are called the "Sunshine State." He will encourage the growth of sustainability by investing heavily in solar and other sources of renewable energy. Philip will also make sure we hold polluters accountable.

Effectively tackled challenges of climate change in Miami

Philip is running for Governor and is ready to tackle climate change and sea level rise on the first day in office, the same way he did as Mayor of Miami Beach. As Mayor of Miami Beach, Philip worked with community stakeholders on an unprecedented
solution to keep his city from going underwater by investing in seawater pumps, raising roads, improving building codes, and installing seawalls. It worked, and Miami Beach has become a model for cities around the world confronting climate change.

$24M project to mitigate sea-rise in Miami Beach

Philip Levine is basing his run for governor on his climate change record--which is complicated.

"As Levine crisscrosses the state promoting his radical sea-rise agenda on
Miami Beach, his signature accomplishment is springing leaks back home.
Amid questions about planning under Levine's tenure, angst about the city's climate change efforts effectively torpedoed the next steps of the former mayor's agenda.
Because of fierce opposition to a $24 million project that includes raising roads, a divided city commission punted on nearly $90 million of roadway and stormwater improvements in a residential swath of the city."